Liberty Balloon Company

03/04/2026

Incredible winter flight last night out of Letchworth!

03/02/2026

Floating through your day, no matter the weather? Yes please! New earrings launch today.

Add a whimsical touch to your jewelry collection with these charming Balloons Over Letchworth hot air balloon dangle earrings. Featuring a vibrant design in eye-catching turquoise, pink, purple, and mint colors, perfectly complemented by a silver-tone stainless steel finish. The detailed craftsma...

01/15/2026

12/13/2025

To create or not create? Produce new earrings? Help us with your input—vote for your favorite!
For any who have seen our posts, you know our main thing is flying memorable balloon rides out of the spectacular Letchworth State Park! (This is a great season for gift certificates - https://www.libertyballoon.com/gift-certificates/ ) but we can’t fly as much as we’d like to because of weather. So during an offseason, we wonder—can we capture some of the joy of flight when we’re stuck on the ground? We hope so! We’re excited to propose new hot air balloon jewelry. Would you help us create it? Vote for your favorite! We’re not limited to styles and colors shown in the photos. We’re in the ideas stage! In the comments section, let us know what you like about styles, colors, or metals you prefer. We’re all ears!

11/30/2025

“BLACKFRIDAY25” code valid through 11/30/25 for 25% off any merch--while supplies last (we have plenty of puzzles and magnets, but only a few ornaments left.) Redeem at www.shop.balloonsoverletchworth.com.
Happy holidays!

11/25/2025

Magnets update--Black background, or white?? And are they for sale yet? --- Recently, we asked for input: do you prefer a white background or a black background for magnets we planned to produce? Opinions were split almost down the middle. So we revisited our plan to choose just one, and instead, we produced both! We're glad we did. They both turned out great! Now that you see actual photos--has your opinion changed?
About offering for sale--we will. But let's sweeten the deal, and save on shipping. Black Friday week, right? So we'll highlight more products that could make fun gifts for ballooning fans/passengers/crew this holiday season. We'll offer a few new and/or discounted items in our merch store(s) for Black Friday and Small Business Saturday. Magnets will be just part of the picture! If you want early "Product-Crew" notifications of deals on merch items, and help us develop new products, drop your email here: https://mailchi.mp/libertyballoon/productcrew

11/24/2025

Saturday’s presentation of a lifetime achievement award for company founder and president Carroll Teitsworth: Presented by the Balloon Federation of America, the Shields-Trauger Award is the highest special award given by the Balloon Federation of America. It honors those within the ballooning community who have made significant contributions in several areas, one of which is “Important long-standing contributions to safety in ballooning.” Having pioneered the idea of a ground school within the hot air balloon community, Carroll incorporated his background in the Navy and fixed-wing worlds of aviation with his affinity for teaching to create a ground school that eventually reached hundreds (thousands?) of students all across the country, including original Balloons Over Letchworth Mick Hess, and then long time owner and the man who truly built up the business, Sean Quigley. As was mentioned at the event, most balloon pilots can likely trace some element of their pilot training back to Carroll, whether directly or through their own instructors.
Safety is never guaranteed, and we do not take it for granted; it’s why the last picture posted here is of “Grandpa” (Carroll) reviewing his granddaughter’s work (in this case, a balloon coloring sheet!) Grandpa Carroll has brilliantly passed along his vast experience to the next generations, and for that, we recipients are very grateful. Congratulations Captain Carroll on the well-deserved award! And since this event was combined with an end-of-year crew appreciation dinner, our thanks also to our crew members, without whom our business doesn’t operate—and wouldn’t be nearly as fun.
Cheers!!
(A couple of other shout outs: to the Letchworth State Park staff who set us up in the beautiful, one-of-a-kind Trailside Lodge venue: Thank you!! To Mick Murphy traveling from Connecticut to present the award, along with other friends and BFA reps traveling from near and as far as New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania, Buffalo, and Syracuse: our thanks to you for joining us! For special notes from Carroll’s daughter Liana in Virginia, and Carroll’s original LTA instructor Bill Hughes, and others who helped to make this event so special, please accept our warm thanks for joining, whether in person or in spirit, as you all were able. Thank you, and Happy Holidays to all!)

11/18/2025

Nothing like a father-daughter flight on a chilly morning! (From late October 2025)

11/08/2025

Serenity over Letchworth State Park!